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Archive >  Surgical Supplies 2007

What Is Storage Really Costing You?

Where to look to wring savings out of your supply chain.

Brenda Cyrulik, RN, CNOR, CASC

We have two strikes against us when it comes to managing surgical supplies. One, a surgical center represents a very chaotic environment for supply. Two, our core function is performing surgery, not supply-chain management. Neither of those changes the fact that the financial health of our facilities falls squarely on our shoulders — and supplies play a big role in that reality. My goal is to spend no more than 12 percent of our center's net revenue on supplies and drugs.

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